Saint Lucia Attends Trafficking In Persons Conference

Officials from the Department of Home Affairs represented the island at the Seventh Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking In Persons  which took place on February 5 and 6, 2024 in Washington D.C. The meeting convened at the OAS Headquarters, took place under the chairmanship of Ambassador Cindy Dyer Ambassador-at-large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State. This international forum not only explored priorities to prevent and combat Human Trafficking but also identified best practices in dealing with this heinous crime. Plenary sessions discussed a number of issues including: the use of technology to recruit and exploit victims and to prevent human trafficking, the impact of environmental changes on vulnerability to trafficking in persons, money laundering as a vector of human trafficking and links between trafficking in persons and other forms of transnational organized crime. Saint Lucia’s delegation comprised the Permanent Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs Dr. Elizabeth Bailey and Legal Consultant Ms. Charlotte Tessa Mangal. Permanent Secretary Dr. Bailey   indicated that member states including Saint Lucia shared on the progress of their national Trafficking in persons programmes. “Saint Lucia’s intervention at the meeting sought to provide insight in the work of the...